Category: Culture

Maharashtra to seek UNESCO world heritage tag for Raigad Fort

Raigad (Maharashtra), June 6 (IANS) The Maharashtra government will make efforts to secure a place for the imposing Raigad Fort,…

9 years ago

Amrita Sher-Gil’s work to lead Saffronart auction

New Delhi, June 6 (IANS) Eminent Indian painter Amrita Sher-Gil’s work will lead Saffronart’s two-day summer online auction starting from…

9 years ago

Glastonbury 2016 to introduce women-only venue

London, June 6 (IANS) This year's edition of Britain's annual five-day Glastonbury contemporary performing arts festival, is set to feature…

9 years ago

Emerging from Mumbai slums, here’s the new voice of hip hop

By Ankit Sinha Time was when some popular music channels on TV would regularly blare hip-hop, thus exposing the millennial…

9 years ago

Publishers need to motivate new authors, storytelling formats: Author Ashwin Sanghi

By Sahana Ghosh Kolkata, June 6 (IANS) Author Ashwin Sanghi, who self-published his first book a decade ago, says things…

9 years ago

Independent India’s wars: A full but not fully fair account

By Vikas Datta Title: India's Wars: A Military History, 1947-1971; Author: Arjun Subramaniam; Publisher: HarperCollins; Pages: 576; Price: Rs.799 There…

9 years ago

Namaste, Salaam and Jambo: The Indian experience in Africa

By Vikas Datta Makindu town, on Kenya's Nairobi-Mombassa Highway, is most known for its grand and immaculately-maintained gurdwara, which is…

9 years ago

An explosion far bigger than Gujarat riots

By M.R. Narayan Swamy Title: Gujarat Files; Author: Rana Ayyub; Publisher: Rana Ayyub; Pages: 204; Price: Rs 295. This is…

9 years ago

Dedicated channel for northeast music; region’s musicians ecstatic

By Natalia Ningthoujam New Delhi, June 4 (IANS) It's going to be 'Mic, lights, camera, action' on the northeastern states…

9 years ago

Sudarsan Pattnaik wins gold in People’s Choice Prize

Bhubaneswar, June 4 (IANS) Internationally renowned sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik has won gold medal in people's choice prize at world…

9 years ago

‘Gond art given a contemporary twist’

By Mudita Girotra New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) Stylistically, today's Gond art of a vast swathe of central India is…

9 years ago

A partition saga, the dark world of business, some bread-making

The partition of India in 1947 changed the lives of many people. Here's a book that takes readers deep inside…

9 years ago

Independence Rock to make comeback in bigger avatar

New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) Rock music lovers in India have a reason to rejoice as Independence Rock, the country's…

9 years ago

Idols, sculptures seized from Chennai house

Chennai, June 2 (IANS) Over 100 idols/sculptures were seized from a house in the Tamil Nadu capital on Thursday, police…

9 years ago

Art is dying, getting replaced by entertainment: Rabbi Shergill

By Sugandha Rawal New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) He feels that independent music has become a 'little brother' to 'big…

9 years ago

An Afghan Romeo and Juliet, minus the tragic ending?

By Priya Yadav Title: The Lovers ; Author: Rod Nordland; Publisher: Hodder and Stoughton/Hachette India; Pages: 384; Price: Rs.399 It…

9 years ago

When Lord Shiva and Goddess Kali adorned matchboxes!

By M.R. Narayan Swamy New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) Ever seen Hindu Gods Shiva, Vishnu and Hanuman as well as…

9 years ago

Bhupen Khakhar retrospective at Tate Modern draws rave reviews

London/New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) The first international retrospective of Indian modern master Bhupen Khakhar, which opened on Wednesday at…

9 years ago

The mystique of Marilyn Monroe – and the reality

By Vikas Datta She still is among the world's most celebrated actresses, sex and beauty symbol, and popular culture icon,…

9 years ago

Experts design method to measure human pressure on wildlife

Kolkata, June 1 (IANS) A group of wildlife researchers, conservationists and forest officials has developed a unique Human Disturbance Index…

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